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<p>While no such assessments have been made, through the NHS Long Term Plan the Government
is providing record levels of investment and increasing the mental health workforce,
to expand and transform National Health Service mental health services in England,
helping to reduce waiting times. The NHS is also working towards implementing new
waiting time measures for people requiring mental healthcare in both accident and
emergency and in the community, to increase transparency, drive improvements in the
quality of data, promote timely access to the most appropriate and high-quality support,
and drive accountability in local systems.</p><p>The 2023 Spring Budget contained
a package of over £400 million to support the long-term sick and disabled in remaining
in or entering employment. This included approximately £75 million for the expansion
of the Individual Placement and Support scheme, to help people with severe mental
illness into employment. At the 2023 Autumn Statement, we announced a further £795
million of funding to increase the number of sessions per course of Talking Therapies
treatment and broaden access, leading to an expected additional 384,000 people completing
a course of treatment by 2028/29. It will also fund an additional 100,000 Individual
Placement and Support places over five years, which will help people with severe mental
illness gain and retain paid employment.</p>
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